UC Davis medical students demonstrate suturing at Health Professions

Interns from the UC Davis Family Medicine Residency Program taught Health Professions High School Medical Science 9 students how to suture pigs feet last week.

Teryn Heckers, Community Liaison from the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health System, brought in more than 15 medical resident interns to help with the lesson, connecting classroom instruction to workplace application.

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A small, innovative high school in the Sacramento City Unified School District.

HPHS is a health care themed school that offers a challenging & relevant high school experience focused on preparing our students for college and career. Working in partnership with local health care providers to ensure students experience a variety of health care professions while still in high school.

Our mission is to provide students with an outstanding education, rich with relevant academic, application and leadership experiences – using healthcare as a theme.

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